Children of Paradise
By January 21, 2002
Few epics, not even Cleopatra or Titanic, have endured such disruption as Children of Paradise, made in France during World War II. Shooting commenced in August 1943, and Read more »
- France
- 1945
- 190 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- French
SYNOPSIS: Poetic realism reaches sublime heights with Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis), the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four different men. Deftly entwining theater, literature, music, and design, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert resurrect the tumultuous world of nineteenth-century Paris, teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers.
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Cast
| Garance | Arletty |
| Baptiste Deburau | Jean-Louis Barrault |
| Fréderick Lemaître | Pierre Brasseur |
| Lacenaire | Pierre Renoir |
| Jéricho | Marcel Herrand |
| Nathalie | María Casares |
| Count Edouard de Montray | Louis Salou |
Credits
| Director | Marcel Carné |
| Screenplay | Jacques Prévert |
| Producer | Raymond Borderie |
| Music | Joseph Kosma and Maurice Thiriet |
| Editing | Henri Rust and Madeleine Bonin |
| Costumes | Antoine Mayo |
| Production design | Alexandre Trauner |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
Disc Features
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET:
- New digital transfer
- Commentary by film scholars Brian Stonehill and Charles Affron
- Video introduction by director Terry Gilliam
- Restoration demonstration
- Jacques Prévert’s film treatment
- Production designs by Alexandre Trauner
- Production stills gallery
- Filmographies for Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert
- U.S. theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
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Film Essays
Children of Paradise
By October 21, 1991
Children of Paradise is the high-water mark of the Golden Age of French cinema. This is the movie that is routinely ranked number one of all time, in surveys of French film Read more »
